Network shows UOC community in Sutkivtsi after seizure of its temple

The Intercession parish of the UOC in Sutkivtsi village prays in a repurposed room. Photo: screenshot of video t.me/khm_upc

Following the loss of the church, which stands closed, the religious community of the Holy Protection parish of the UOC in the village of Sutkivtsi of the Khmelnytskyi Eparchy continues to perform divine services in an adapted space, the press service of the Khmelnytskyi Eparchy reports.

A fragment of the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, May 19, 2024, was published by the eparchy.

As the UOJ previously reported, the rector of the Holy Protection Church, Archpriest Volodymyr Stepanishyn, revealed the location of the property of the UOC church "transferred" to the OCU.

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